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Were Music Competitions Once Part Of The Olympic Games?

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Ancient Greece’s Olympic Games were part of a large religious festival honoring the god, Zeus. They were hosted in the hilly environs of Olympia,...

Who Really Slew Goliath?

Oedipus And Antigone, By Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783 – 1853)

The Tricky Treachery Of Palaepolis And Its Samnite Allies During A Roman Siege

Ancient Scene Set In A Temple To Apollo, By Conrad Martin Metz (1749–1827)

Medieval

Biography

Saint Eligius, By An Unknown 18th Century Artist

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An unknown 18th-century artist created this painting of Saint Eligius, an altruistic artisan and bishop who lived during the time of the Merovingian Frankish...
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The Life Of Emperor Bardanes Philippikos And His Blinding Birthday Surprise

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In the 7th and early 8th centuries, Bardanes Philippikos (also commonly known as Philippicus Bardanes) was a prominent member of the ruling elite involved...

The Ironic Rise, Fall, And Belated Execution Of Leontios

The Fiery Failure Of The 703/704 Armenian Rebellion Against Umayyad Rule

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

Colonial & Modern

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Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

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Samuel Clemens (alias Mark Twain, c. 1835-1910) "I'm not a man to waste time after my mind's made up and there's work on hand." From...

James Fenimore Cooper

Tapestry – The Elements Series: Water, or Neptune, designed by Charles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) and made by the Manufacture des Gobelins (17th...

Franz Kafka

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Mythology & Folklore

Did You Know?

Were Music Competitions Once Part Of The Olympic Games?

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Ancient Greece’s Olympic Games were part of a large religious festival honoring the god, Zeus. They were hosted in the hilly environs of Olympia,...

Who Really Slew Goliath?

Oedipus And Antigone, By Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783 – 1853)

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The Fascinating Life of Empress Dowager Cixi

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(Sketch of Empress Cixi as an Imperial concubine, by Noble Consort Yi c. mid-1800s, via Creative Commons)       Until recent times, men have held the...

The Legend Of A New Ligurian Mother’s Stubborn Labor

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In book four of his text, the Library, the ancient Greek-Sicilian historian, Diodorus Siculus (c. 1st century BCE), devoted much of his page space...

Pegasus And The Muses, By Josef Mehoffer (c. 1869 – 1946)

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This psychedelic and colorful artwork, by the Polish artist Josef Mehoffer (c. 1869 – 1946), depicts the legendary flying horse, Pegasus, and two godly...

Geoffrey Chaucer

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  Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1342-1400) "Consider too how hard the stone we tread Under our feet! That very rock and bed On which we walk is wasting as...

Proverbs

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Book of Proverbs (Traditionally attributed to King Solomon, the Book of Proverbs was written, compiled and edited between the 10th and 5th centuries BCE) "There are...

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